WHAT: For the seventh year in a row, County Executive Rob Astorino joins the Family Services of Westchester to pack donated backpacks with new school supplies for children who are in financial need.

The Sharing Shelf, which is associated with the Family Services of Westchester, began the “Backpacks to School” program in 2011, where they donated 200 backpacks to children around the county. Last year, over 1,100 children from more than 30 school districts received backpacks. The event will kick-off the program’s packing days where community members can volunteer to help pack the donated backpacks with school supplies.

The Sharing Shelf will have two packing days this month for all who wish to volunteer: